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Food bank use has risen significantly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

December 8, 2021

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food-hamper — Manitoulin Family Resources’ Manitoulin Food Bank is hoping Islanders will again help them raise $55,000 toward its annual campaign. Shutterstock

MANITOULIN—Food bank usage on Manitoulin Island went up significantly during the first year of the pandemic, falling in line with numbers reported provincially. Feed Ontario, a collective of hunger-relief organizations in the province, reported in its newest annual report that between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, food bank usage in Ontario rose 10 […]

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.